What's Happening

June 23, 2005

Concerts

ALMOST RECESS -- 7:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, a cappella group performs in the first concert of the Montpelier Summer Concert Series. Montpelier Mansion, Route 197 and Muirkirk Rd., Laurel. Free, held rain or shine. 301-776-2805.

COUNTRY CURRENT -- 7 p.m. Saturday. U.S. Navy country and bluegrass band performs an outdoor show of country favorites and original tunes. Avalon Theatre, 40 East Dover St., Easton. Free. Call 410-822-7299 or visit www.avalontheatre.com.

"SPLASH!" -- 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. today, tomorrow and Monday-Wednesday. Oils, watercolors, quilts, photographs, textiles and fused glass by members of the Annapolis Arts Alliance. Part of the City of Annapolis's Artworks celebration. City Hall, Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis. Free. 410-263-7961.

For Children

EXPLORE MARYLAND -- 11 a.m. tomorrow. Learn more about the county and the state by helping to create an enormous detailed map of Maryland to be displayed in the mall. Participants receive free activity book. Marley Station, 7900 Ritchie Hwy., Glen Burnie. Free. 410-766-2033 or visit www.shopmarleystation.com.

MIXING IT UP -- 7:30 p.m. today. DJ Wye the Music Man explains what it takes to become a professional DJ and displays some of the finer points of spinning. Crofton Library, 1681 Riedel Rd. Crofton. Free. Recommended for teenagers. Call 410-222-7915 or 301-261-3909.

BOOT CAMP FOR KIDS -- 9:30 a.m. to noon. Saturday. Instructional boot camp for children ages 6 to 12 who will take part in drills and learn Navy terms and military time. A meal will be provided in a simulated mess. Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center, U.S. Naval Academy, 52 King George St., Annapolis. $26. 410-263-6933, Ext. 111 or www.navyonline.com.

"EAST MEETS WEST" ROAD TRIP -- 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Wine connoisseurs can take a motor coach for the day up to the Basignani Winery north of Baltimore followed by a wine dinner at Corks Restaurant in Baltimore. Bus picks up at 11 a.m. in the parking lot of Lowe's Home Improvement, 207 Marlboro Rd., Easton, and at noon in the parking lot of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Taylor Avenue and Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis $95 a person. Call 410-820-4212 or visit www.winenwomen.com.

Plan Ahead

WILD, WONDERFUL WETLANDS -- 9 a.m.-4 p.m. July 18-22. A five-day camp sponsored by Anne Arundel Community College and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center allows children who have just finished third grade to explore the wetlands of the Chesapeake Bay watershed with a scientific eye. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, 647 Contees Wharf Rd., Edgewater. $210. To register, call 410-777-2325.